diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
index 1e763f2ff3..0d4fdc2fd5 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -638,8 +638,9 @@ class WP_Posts_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 					echo '<div class="locked-info"><span class="locked-avatar">' . $locked_avatar . '</span> <span class="locked-text">' . $locked_text . "</span></div>\n";
 				}
 
-				if ( ! $this->hierarchical_display && 'excerpt' == $mode && current_user_can( 'read_post', $post->ID ) )
-						the_excerpt();
+				if ( ! $this->hierarchical_display && 'excerpt' == $mode && current_user_can( 'read_post', $post->ID ) ) {
+						echo esc_html( get_the_excerpt() );
+				}
 
 				$actions = array();
 				if ( $can_edit_post && 'trash' != $post->post_status ) {